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Dude you have a pre-facelift. Stick with it, why even go facelift anyway. Get an mtech2 bumper and you're golden. It's purely subjective but I think prefacelift looks better anyway! I think there's a reason they never facelifted the M3.

I'm wondering if anyone has ever done this if anyone has what do I need exactly! but it'l look so cool..

I GOT THIS

and I want to turn it into this

Any idea on how to do it!? thankss

OP, since you're new(ish), I'll be nice. Based on the comments above, to get close, you're talking thousands I guess, and what do you get out of it? The same car with different looks.

Instead, I'd say take that money, start off with a new cooling system (what's your mileage?), do fuel filter, air filter, clean icv and tb and replace rubber wherever you see it--belts, bushings, vac lines. Replace your ofhg, vcg, and vanos seals. You'll want a new ccv, plugs, coil boots.

Gummi pflege your gaskets on door, trunk, and hook.

I'm pretty sure that all this stuff hasn't been done. Based on my experience, if you spend your money getting what you want, you'll be out of money when you need it the day after you're finished and won't be able to afford the new battery you need...just saying.

Don't get mad at me...I'm old...and just tried to explain, maybe, why you've heard all this 'negative' talk. It's really for your benefit. The bmw you have is all underneath the covers...the stuff you want to change. Instead, fix up what you have and you won't car what it looks like at all, because it will drive like it's meant to. It could be bright pink and you wouldn't care.

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Alright I think I'm being misunderstood on what I'm trying to acomplished forget the facelift I just want a front conversion make my 2000 323ci look like a 2005 330 basically I don't care if its facelift or not lol I don't care about the wheels either..
so basically I'm saying
- Hood
- Fender
- headlights
- Headlights molding
- Front bumper.

Alright I think I'm being misunderstood on what I'm trying to acomplished forget the facelift I just want a front conversion make my 2000 323ci look like a 2005 330 basically I don't care if its facelift or not lol I don't care about the wheels either..
so basically I'm saying - Hood
- Fender
- headlights
- Headlights molding
- Front bumper.

OP, since you're new(ish), I'll be nice. Based on the comments above, to get close, you're talking thousands I guess, and what do you get out of it? The same car with different looks.

Instead, I'd say take that money, start off with a new cooling system (what's your mileage?), do fuel filter, air filter, clean icv and tb and replace rubber wherever you see it--belts, bushings, vac lines. Replace your ofhg, vcg, and vanos seals. You'll want a new ccv, plugs, coil boots.

Gummi pflege your gaskets on door, trunk, and hook.

I'm pretty sure that all this stuff hasn't been done. Based on my experience, if you spend your money getting what you want, you'll be out of money when you need it the day after you're finished and won't be able to afford the new battery you need...just saying.

Don't get mad at me...I'm old...and just tried to explain, maybe, why you've heard all this 'negative' talk. It's really for your benefit. The bmw you have is all underneath the covers...the stuff you want to change. Instead, fix up what you have and you won't car what it looks like at all, because it will drive like it's meant to. It could be bright pink and you wouldn't care.

Alright I think I'm being misunderstood on what I'm trying to acomplished forget the facelift I just want a front conversion make my 2000 323ci look like a 2005 330 basically I don't care if its facelift or not lol I don't care about the wheels either..
so basically I'm saying
- Hood
- Fender
- headlights
- Headlights molding
- Front bumper.

You can't just change the hood. His hood is for facelift version. Look carefully at your car and his. Look at the headlights, see how your headlight corner points down while the black car points up. His is called 'facelift' version 2002+.

Actually, you can do just the hood.
And it looks quite nice if I'm being honest. Not totally sold on the grills but I do like the lines.

that's just a "facelift" front. really not nearly as hard as others have made it sound. come on, it's just bolt on parts. quick list is the hood, kidneys, fenders, headlight assemblies, lower trim and sidemarker lights. if you want to do the bumper that's an M-Tech II which is going to add more to it. if you were to get lucky you could find same color in a salvaged car but the painting is costly.

who the heck doesn't like a facelift coupe front end??? IMO it's friggin' sexy!!! I thought about doing this too but thought about it after i did the color conversion... soooo i pass. If i had a beat up/project car, I d consider painting it right? So there you go, since I'm there... i d do the facelift conversion. So i say, don't do it OP. Your car is nice the way it is now. Go for another type of mod that would make it dope. There are so many perfectly modded pre-facelift coupes out there, check them out for ideas!